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Daily Roundup: Galaxy S5, Samsung's new smartwatches, Nokia's Android phones, and more!

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

Samsung Galaxy S5 preview

Meet the Galaxy S5. Samsung's newest smartphone features top-of-the-line specs, a 5.1-inch display and an interchangeable polycarbonate backside. What's more, the S5 follows recent trends, packing a fingerprint scanner and heart beat sensor.

HTC Desire 816 hands-on

HTC's latest handset, the Desire 816, packs 1.5GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel shooter and 8GB of internal storage, which is expandable to a whopping 128GB via the microSD slot. The capable mid-range smartphone doesn't have a price yet, but we expect more information to surface at HTC's March 18th launch in China.

Hands-on with Samsung's new smartwatch trio

The Galaxy S5 wasn't the only thing the company had planned for this year's Mobile World Congress. Sammy released not one, but three new additions to its smartwatch line: the Galaxy Gear 2, Gear Neo and fitness-focused Gear Fit.

Nokia's new Android smartphones

Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia is just around the bend, but the Finnish smartphone maker apparently couldn't wait. Say hello to Nokia's first Android handsets: the X, X+ and XL. At $122, $135 and $150, respectively, each device packs a slightly different combination of low-end specs. Read on for our impressions and hands-on photos.

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